A portable terminal apparatus for communicating with an external device by a cable or radio has a means for selectively sending, to the external device, an information identification code loaded from the external device by the cable or radio.
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1. An information provider system comprising: a server terminal, a client communication terminal, and a printer apparatus, the server terminal having: a storage unit adapted to store content information corresponding to an identification code, and a provision unit adapted to provide the client communication terminal with message information including the identification code; the client communication terminal having: an extraction unit adapted to extract the identification code from the message information provided by the provision unit; a transmission unit adapted to transmit the identification code extracted by the extraction unit to the printer apparatus, to be forwarded to the server terminal; and an instruction unit adapted to instruct both the extraction unit to execute the extraction process and the transmission unit to execute the transmission process in response to one operation by using a single physical button; and the printer apparatus being connected to the server terminal, and having: a reception unit adapted to receive, from the server terminal, the content information corresponding to the identification code that has been transmitted from the client communication terminal, and a printing unit adapted to print the content information received by the reception unit.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the message information is mail data in which the identification code is described.
3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the extraction unit extracts the identification code for a plurality of the message information at once.
4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the client communication terminal further comprises: a selection unit adapted to, after the identification code is extracted by the extraction unit, select whether or not the identification code stored in the storage unit is erased.
5. A communication method for use with a communication apparatus for requesting for outputting content information stored in a database on a network, the method comprising the steps of: in a server terminal: a storage step of storing content information corresponding to an identification code; and a provision step of providing a client communication terminal with message information including the identification code; in the client communication terminal: an extraction step of extracting an identification code from the message information provided in the provision step; a transmission step of transmitting the identification code extracted in the extraction step to a printer apparatus, to be forwarded to the server terminal; and an instruction step of instructing both the extraction step, to execute the extraction process, and the transmission step, to execute the transmission process in response to one operation by using a single physical button; and in the printer apparatus, which is connected to the server terminal: a reception step of receiving, from the server terminal, the content information corresponding to the identification code that has been transmitted from the client communication terminal; a printing step of printing the content information received in the reception step.
6. A program product, including program code stored, in executable form, in a computer-readable storage medium, for causing a set of one or more computers to perform a communication method for requesting for outputting content information stored in a database on a network, the method comprising the steps of: in a server terminal: a storage step of storing content information corresponding to an identification code; and a provision step of providing a client communication terminal with message information including the identification code; in the client communication terminal: an extraction step of extracting an identification code from the message information provided in the provision step; a transmission step of transmitting the identification code extracted in the extraction step to a printer apparatus, to be forwarded to the server terminal; and an instruction step of instructing execution of both the extraction step, to execute the extraction process, and the transmission step, to execute the transmission process in response to one operation by using a single physical button; and in the printer apparatus, which is connected to the server terminal: a reception step of receiving, from the server terminal, the content information corresponding to the identification code, which has been transmitted from the client communication terminal; and a printing step of printing the content information received in the reception step.
7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the client communication terminal further comprises: a display unit adapted to display the message information provided by the provision unit, wherein the extraction unit extracts the information identification code in the message information when an instruction is made by the instruction unit while the display unit displays the message information provided by the provision unit.
8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the client communication terminal further comprises: a display unit adapted to display the message information provided by the provision unit, wherein the transmission unit transmits the identification code stored in the storage unit to the server terminal when an instruction is made by the instruction unit in an initial state of display by the display unit.
9. A communication terminal comprising: a receiver unit adapted to receive message information from an external apparatus; a display unit adapted to display the message information received by the receiver unit; an instruction unit adapted to issue an instruction both, to extract an identification code in the message information received by the receiver unit and, to transmit the extracted identification code to the external apparatus in response to one operation by using a single physical button, wherein the identification code specifies content information stored in the external apparatus; an extraction unit adapted to extract the information identification code in the message information when the instruction is issued by the instruction unit while the display unit displays the message information; and a transmission unit adapted to transmit to the external apparatus when an instruction is made by the instruction unit in an initial state of display by the display unit.
10. A communication method for use in a communication terminal, the method comprising: a receiving step of receiving message information from an external apparatus; a display step of displaying the message information received in the receiving step; an instruction step of instructing both extraction of an identification code in the message information received in the receiving step and transmission of the extracted identification code to the external apparatus in response to one operation by using a single physical button, wherein the identification code specifies content information stored in the external apparatus; an extraction step of extracting the information identification code in the message information when an instruction is made in the instruction step while the display step displays the message information; and a transmission step of transmitting to the external apparatus when an instruction is made in the instruction step in an initial state of display in the display step.
11. A program code stored, in executable form, in a computer-readable storage medium which, when executed, performs a communication method for use in a communication terminal, the program comprising: program code of a receiving step of receiving message information from an external apparatus; program code of a display step of displaying the message information received in the receiving step; program code of an instruction step of instructing both extraction of an identification code in the message information received in the receiving step and transmission of the extracted identification code to the external apparatus in response to one operation by using a single physical button, wherein the identification code specifies content information stored in the external apparatus; program code of an extraction step of extracting the information identification code in the message information when an instruction is made in the instruction step while the display step displays the message information; and program code of a transmission step of transmitting to the external apparatus when an instruction is made in the instruction step in an initial state of display in the display step.
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